The CultCast CultCast #286 - WWDC Product Predictions! đź•şđź•şđź•ş
Jun 2, 2017
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This week: new evidence points to one of the most hardware-packed WWDCs in years! Add in four new OS reveals and, by golly, you have one heckuva exciting show. We’ll tell you all we know, and share all the products we predict will hit the stage.
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On the show this week
Steve Jobs closes down Apple!
Everything we expect to see at WWDC2017
MacBook Pro
Macbook Pro with Touch Bar was announced 7 months ago! But a new one looks to be on the way. Expect:
- More powerful Kaby Lake processors
- 32GB of desktop-class RAM for 15-inch MacBook Pro
- Price slash for 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar which hasn’t been selling well per Ming Chi Kuo
MacBook Pro shipping estimates hint at WWDC refresh
- Shipping times for the 15-inch model have slipped on the Apple online store
- It seems strange that shipping times would suddenly slip for a product that’s been on sale since October.
- “A spot check shows 15-inch MacBook Pro delivery estimates are similarly as long in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, and several other countries,” reports MacRumors.
12-inch MacBook
- It’s been over a year since Apple has updated its the portable 12-inch MacBook. Now would be a good time.
MacBook Air
- Bloomberg reported earlier in May that Apple is “considering” updating the MacBook Pro with a newer processor because sales of the machine have continued to be “surprisingly strong.” Who knows what processor it’ll get or what (if any ) other upgrades (like as USB-C or a new display) might be included.
iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac mini
- Apple announced earlier this year that they are hard at work on new pro-level desktop machines, but don’t expect to see anything at WWDC. The company made it clear that the new Mac Pro is in the works, but they also gave a spec bump to the current line.
- It is possible we may see an announcement about the pro-level iMacs they talked about, especially considering it hasn’t been updated since Oct. 2015! Maybe we’ll